Your behavior impacts your heart health.
The effects of behavioural risk factors like an unhealthy diet may show up as:
-raised blood pressure
-raised blood glucose (blood sugar)
-raised blood lipids (fatty acids and cholesterol)
-being overweight or obese #BeatNCDs
Simple ways to increase you food and vegetable intake:
🥦Always include vegetables in your meals
🍎Eat fresh fruits and raw vegetables as snacks
🥑Eat fresh fruits and vegetables in season
🥗Eat a variety of choices of fruits and vegetables
🙅🏻♀️Would you eat 12 🥄teaspoons of sugar in one sitting?
Probably not.
But #DYK that one serving of fruit juice can contain up to 9.5 teaspoons of sugar?
Reducing your sugar intake can help you #BeatNCDs.
Do you sit at a desk all day? Get up and take a 10-minute walk right now.
Some physical activity is better than none!
Regular physical activity (moderate or vigorous) has a lot of health benefits, and can help you #BeatNCDs!
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